Equity research analyst, Equity research at Fidelity International

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Fidelity International scores 3.5/5 based on 126 reviews.

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What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 8:00

Finish: 19:30

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

1) Be honest.
2) Do research on Fidelity - we are not Fidelity Investments, we are Fidelity International (they are the American sister company - if you have an American passport apply for them... we fully demerged around 2 years ago). Our Peter Lynch is Anthony Bolton - try reading his book(s) (and read Peter Lynch's too).
3) We are not stupid. We can tell when you've copied and pasted an application. The applications are read by graduates (I have personally read >50 in last 6m)... we know the tricks. We were in your shoes pretty recently.
4) There is no real hiring cap for the internship/grad program etc. If you are good, you will get hired. The benefits of being private mean we really do think long term and snap talent up at every opportunity.
5) Think of something interesting to ask. The interviewer will have spoken to 3-4 other candidates that day... he/she will be bored... he/she will be thinking about all the work they've not done. The same goes for the application... don't tell me you love Warren Buffett (he's not a mutual fund anyway, he's mostly private equity), don't tell me you've been reading the FT since you were 5 etc. think of something interesting and compelling. If it's the first thing that springs to mind, other people have probably thought about it too... the same goes for picking stocks in general.
6) If it's not clear already, actually read some books on investing. It will be apparent if you haven't.
7) Remember that your interviewer had likely been out of University for 5-10 years plus and totally immersed in the investment world. They are likely successful. They are likely self-confident (possibly overly so). They likely overestimate their own abilities in every walk of life... and bearing all that in mind probably have expectations too high for most candidates to satisfy. Moral of the story: over prepare.
8) Do not forget to be pleasant, courteous, use correct grammar/spelling and strike a balance between flaunting your achievements and arrogance.
9) We do not offer investment banking services and are not looking to hire wannabe bankers.... this appears in about every third application. Automatic rejection.

Do you have any interview tips?

Same as application advice.